A woman in Germany who became pregnant after an online sex auction has won a court case to force the Web site that hosted the sale to reveal the names of the winners, so she can find out who’s the father.

Six different men won Internet auctions to have sex with the woman in April and May of last year. They were only known by their online names, a spokesman for a court in the southwestern city of Stuttgart said on Wednesday.

“The woman wanted to discover which one of the men had made her pregnant,” the spokesman said. “So she needed their contact details. Of course, if they’re not willing to go along with the gene test, she’ll have to take them to court.”

Herbert Krauleidis, of Domosoft.de, which owns the online auction business, said he was disappointed with the outcome. “For us it is a real shame to remove anonymity,” he said. “Our website is all about offering one-night stands to open-minded adults. That should be anonymous if people want.”

The Stuttgart-based firm describes the venture as a “lifestyle marketplace”. In reality, gesext.de is a far cry from eBay. Auctions such as “Carmen - as hot as fire” topped the bargains among its sex dates yesterday. It has more than 60,000 registered users and 2m site visits since the start of the year.

Posted: 02|15|08 at 11:18 am. Filed under: Auction News.